I Photograph the World — From Colombia

Colour. Light. Humanity. Place.

I am Mano Chandra Dhas, an Indian photographer based in Bogotá. Colombia is the country I have made my home — and my deepest body of work.

More than 5,000 images have been created across its streets, markets, mountains and daily life. Not staged. Not manufactured. Observed and documented as they unfold.

My lens has travelled far beyond Colombia – over 45 countries across decades of work that began on film in the 1990s and continues today in digital form. I continue to restore and release carefully scanned film images alongside new photography.

Tango dancers entertain people on the Usaquén Town Square in Bogotá DC Colombia © FotoVentura
Usaquén Town Square – Bogotá DC, Colombia

Online programme cover Concordia Americas Summit 2018, Bogotá, Colombia
Image selected for the official online programme cover of the 2018 Concordia Americas Summit, Bogotá.

Licensing

iStock by Getty Images - Exclusive Contributor
Exclusive Contributor

My work is licensed exclusively through iStock by Getty Images and Getty Images under the name Devasahayam Chandra Dhas (earlier work appears as ChandraDhas), where it is available for editorial and creative licensing worldwide.

Prints & Merchandise

Selected images are also available as fine art prints and merchandise through Fine Art America. Choose your preferred format, framing and finish, and have it delivered directly to you.

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